12 Apps That We're Geeked About This Month

In a world where there are just as many phone apps as people (possible exaggeration) it's hard to discern which apps are the best to download. Sure, you can read the reviews, but that's not really where the struggle comes in. Simply put, there's just so many to choose from that it would be impossible to read reviews for every single solid app out there. So, in the spirit of making your lives easier, we've decided to put together easy-to-read, comprehensive lists every month about what apps we're the most geeked out about. In turn, we hope you get geeked out too.

The apps aren't in any specific category — there's a little bit of everything. This month we focused a bit more heavily on food and drink, but, hey! When don't we? That said, we also featured lifestyle, weather, and finance apps. The best part? A majority of them are available for free download and we promise, the ones that you have to pay for are absolutely worth it. We even made sure that most of the apps were available on Android — even though we're iOS users ourselves. That's called being inclusive, you're welcome.

Some of the apps aren't brand spankin' new, but that doesn't make them any less awesome. As stated above, there's just so many darn apps nowadays that it's impossible to know about all of them the moment they drop.

Sky Guide AR

A star app has never been more beautiful and easy to use. Just hold it to the sky to automatically find constellations, planets, satellites and more.

Mint

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Mint is the free money manager and financial tracker app from the makers of TurboTax® that does it all. They bring together your bank accounts, credit cards, bills and investments so you know where you stand. You can see what you’re spending, where you can save money, and stay on top of bill payments. You can even keep track of your credit score to help you be smart about it, no credit card required.

Dark Sky Weather

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Dark Sky Weather predicts when it's going to rain (down to the minute), how much, and for how long. You can take it one step further and have the app push you notifications when it's going to rain in your area.

Duolingo

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Duolingo provides easy-to-follow lesson plans that only take a matter of minutes to complete. It's the perfect way to brush up on a second language. Duolingo has lesson plans available in 10 different languages — including French, Italian, and Spanish.